Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 18397, Elisha Farnum, Mass.

SERVICE
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Mass.
Farnum, Elisha
S18397
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13.371 Ohio Pittsburgh
Elisha Farnum of Pittsburgh in the State of Ohio. who was a Private in the Co. commanded by Captain Ely. of the Regt. commanded by Col. Brown in the Mass. line for 21. months.
Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio Pittsburgh. at the rate of 70. Dollars 00. Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 5 th day of July 1833 and sent to John Whitney. Ravenna. Ohio.
Arrears to the 4th of March, 1833. 140.00 Semi-annual allowance ending 4. September 1835. 35.00
$175.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Wm. Bohner Clerk
Book 6. Vol. 8. Page 111.
Attest: 15 th Sept. 1835

The State of Ohio ss On this 28th - day of August 1832 Portage County ss personally appeared before the Supreme Court of the State of Ohio Eliza Farnum a resident of Deerfield in the County of Portage, and State of Ohio, age seventy six years, who first being duly sworn according to Law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed June 7, 1832
That he volunteered into the army of the United States in the year 1776, at West Springfield, in the State of Massa- chusetts, and served in the Regiment Commanded by Colonel David Manly, of the Massachusetts Line of Militia, and served under the following named Officers -
He was in a Company Commanded by Captain Rowley - Lieutenant Roger Cooley, the names of the other Officers are not now recollected - and served three months at and about White Plains New York -
In the year 1777, I believe it was, I served in a Volun- teer Company, at Saratoga in the State of New York, and assisted in taking Burgaine, but cannot now recollect the names of the Officers - He enlisted, and served three months this tour -
In 1778 I again volunteered in a Company Commanded by Captain Joseph Merrick, and served three months at and about New London in the State of Connecticut -
In 1779, and 1780 (I believe) I was out as a Volunteer, in a Company Commanded by Captain Levi Ely, Lieutenant Stiles, and Ensign Martin Smith, in the Regiment Com- manded by Colonel Brase, of Massachusetts Troops and served three months each year, on, and about the Mohawk river in the State of New York, and was in the Battle with the Tories, and Indians when Colonel Brase, Captain Ely, and seventeen Privates were killed on the Mohawk -
I also served at Fort Plaine, German Flats, and Smells Creek in the State of New York, but I cannot now recollect the years in which I was at those places - but recollect that in all I was out twenty one months -
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity except the present - and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll Agency of any State - That he has

no original discharge, or Commission - that he knows of no living witness who can testify to his services except Joseph Upson, whose testimony is omitted, and knows of but part of his services -
Where, and in what year were you born?
I was in the town of Symmes in the State of Connecticut 1756
Have you any record of your age, and if so where is it?
There is a record of my age in the family Bible now in my possession in the Town of Deerfield, Portage Co. Ohio.
Where were you living when called into service - Where have you lived since the Revolutionary War, and where do you now live?
I was living in West Springfield in the State of Massachusetts when called into the service - I have since the war lived in Massachusetts & Ohio. I now reside in Deerfield Township Portage County, Ohio.
How were you called into service - were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute -
I have already stated in my Affidavit?
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. John N. Skinner Dept. Clerk. Elisha Farnum
State of Ohio
Portage County } I Joseph Upson residing in Newburgh Cuyahoga County Ohio on solemn oath depose and say. I know of my own knowledge that Elisha Farnum was a soldier three months in the Revolutionary war in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Moseley and in the company commanded by Captain Howley stationed at Kingsbridge and in the action at White Plains in the year 1776.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. John N. Skinner Dept. Clerk. Elisha Farnum
The State of Ohio } We John Skinner and Alva Day residing Portage County } in Deerfield Portage County Ohio, hereby
certify, that we are well acquainted with Elisha Farnum who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration in the neighborhood that we believe him to be seventy five years old, that he is respected and believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. John N. Skinner Dept. Clerk. Alva Day

No 9.508, 3.371.
Elisha Harnum
Portage County Ohio
Admitted 21. Month
John Whittlesey Esq. Ravenna Ohio

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
18 th June — 1833
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. These points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Elisha Farnum Portage Co. Ohio,
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     1776 3 pm Col Moseley Cap. Rowley 76 years Springfield Mass. Living Witness of Traditionary   1777 3 "   1778 3 Cap. Merrick   1779. 8 80 6 Cap. Ely Col Brannan   Says he served in all 21. Months  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this _____ day of _____ personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of _____ in the county of _____ and State, Territory or District of _____ aged (c) _____ years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) _____, with _____ and served in the _____ (e) regiment of the _____ line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. [This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of _____
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I, _____ of the Court of _____ do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this _____ day of _____ &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the _____ and C. D. residing in (the same) _____, who has hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with _____, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be _____ years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the _____ and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the _____ and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, _____ Clerk of the Court of _____ do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this _____ day of _____ &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his

alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. { Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? { To an Officer. { Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[m] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[n] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[o] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[p] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[q] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about  three or four months , or too indefinite , and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the time, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an authorized corps called into service by competent authority; and he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[r] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[s] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[t] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[u] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[1] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oath must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[2] The rules from [a] to [e] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule is none [2] applies to continental troops only.
[3] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[4] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[5] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Elisha Farnum a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his ( application ) application for pension on file in this Bureau. 6. 18,397
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     1776 3 mos. Rowley David Moseley Mass   1777 3 mos. Officers not recollected   1778 3 mos. Joseph Merrick ✓   1779 3 mos. Levi Ely Brown   1780 3 mos. at Fort Plain, German Flats, Schenectady - dates & officers not stated.   also served 6 mos.  
Battles engaged in, White Plains; taking of Burgoyne, engagement with Indians on the Mohawk
Residence of soldier at enlistment, West Springfield, Mass.
Date of application for pension, Aug. 28, 1832. His claim was allowed.
Residence at date of application, Deerfield, Portage Co., Ohio.
Age at date of application, born in 1756 at Lyme, Conn.
Remarks: He married Apr. 1, 1823 name of wife not stated; he died Aug. 16, 1835, she died Nov. 24, 1844 (or 1847) and three children were alive in 1854 - names of the children are not stated -
Respectfully,
Commissioner.
Mass. Test - Elisha Ely reported Feb. 19, 1780 West Springfield - to Gen. Brown killed at Ft. Ticonderoga Oct. 19, 1780.

I
18394
INVALID.
File No. 18,397
Elisha Harmon
Bi: Rev War
Act: June 7" 82.
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 122
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Mrs C. H. Smith 121 Cedar Ave Cleveland
1917 Sept. 12 Hist. to Mrs. J. Cairns & Q 1917 Sept. 26. " " Mrs. Berenice McCornick. &

9508 Elisha Farnum Application 950
Fee 50 cts Paid by J. Whittier

The State of Ohio Portage County ss
On this 4th day of April 1833, personally appeared before the Court of Common Pleas of the Third Judicial
Circuit of the Courts of Common Pleas of the State of Ohio
Thomas Hale of Springfield in the County of Portage aforesaid who being duly sworn according to law deponeth and saith that he has been acquainted with Joseph Upson (who has certified and sworn to the services of Elisha Farnum, an applicant for a Pension under the Act of Congress of June 7th 1832,) for the period of Eighteen years, and his character for truth, and veracity is good -
Sworn & subscribed April 4, 1833 before me in open Court - Geo. Kirkham Clerk. Thomas Hale
Also appeared Personally in Court, at the time aforesaid, Merrick Ely, resident of Garfield in Portage County aforesaid, who being duly sworn, in open Court, according to Law deponeth and saith that he is personally acquainted with Joseph Upson, John Shreve, and Alva Day, (who have certified, and sworn to the services, and reputation of Elisha Farnum an applicant for a Pension under the Act of Congress of June 7th 1832,) and they are persons of credit, truth, and veracity -
Sworn and subscribed this 4th day of April 1833 before me in open Court. Geo. Kirkham Clerk. Merrick Ely
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, that the said Thomas Hale, and Merrick Ely are residents as above mentioned, and are credible persons, and that Alva Day, Joseph Upson and John Shreve, who are witnesses to the original application of the said Elisha Farnum, are also entitled to credit, and that they are persons of truth, and veracity -
I Geo. Kirkham Clerk of said Court do certify that the above is the proceedings, and declaration of said Court in the matter of Elisha Farnum's application for a Pension -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of my said Office this 4th day of April AD 1833 - The words Joseph Upson interlined before signing this certificate - Geo. Kirkham Clerk -

Elisha Farnam's Supplemental Evidence on Application for Pension
76

And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above-named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And the court further certifies that it appears to them that John Shrove and Abab Day who have signed the preceding certificate are residents in the Township of Deerfield and county of Portage aforesaid and are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I George Hirkum clerk of the Supreme Court of the State of Ohio for the county of Portage do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Elisha Farnam for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this twenty eighth day of august A.D. one thousand eight hundred and thirty two
Geo. Hirkum Clerk—

South Upson
Thomas Field

Sir
Piqua Ohio April 25 th 1853
The Application in the case of Elisha Tarnum. I herewith return with the Objections answered as contained in the Printed Sheet
I am very Respectfully Your Obedt Servt
John Whittelsey
Mem J G Edwards Comptroller of Pensions Washington City

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims , of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of
Elisha Gannum further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? V. * Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled? VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal?

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? no two citizens XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? no XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? no XIV. † If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service? If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses? The Court has not No. Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct? XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? yes XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? yes XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered?
 EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words: "Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades; For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____ For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."

It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours; the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must in every case be clearly shewn under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of office, the certificate of a member of congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.

Atwater April 5 th 1834
Honorable Sir
As Mr. Waldo, Commissioner of Pensions, your of the 20 th of March was July and thankfully Rec d in your answer I was some what disappointed, being misled by a circular that I had been, I here send you an other case which I think will meet with better success and I wish to enquire what is due on it, it is that of Elisha Garmans, I have copyed and here send you his certificate His heirs say that there is back money due him, he died on the sixteenth Day of Aug st 1835, leaving a widow and three children, I believe that all the children are now living the widow died on the 24 th Day of Nov r 1837. They were married on the 1 st Day of April 1823. His heirs are at a loss to know why he does not draw a full pension, but they are destitute of any evidence.

in the case except his Certificate of which I have send you a copy very respectfully yours
A. H. Culver
Atwater Portland Co P
P.S. if there is any thing true please let us know that we may send on the proof of his death &c.

Copy of a certificate.
War Department
Revolutionary Claim
I certify that in conformity with the Law of the United States of the 7 th of June 1832, Elisha Farnum of the State of Ohio who was a private in the Army of the Revolution, is entitled to receive Seventy Dollars per annum during his natural life term. Commencing on the 4 th of March 1831, and payable semi-annually on the 4 th of March and 4 th of September in every year.
Given at the War Department office of the United States this Sixth Day of July one thousand eight hundred and thirty three.
John Q. Adams acting Secretary of War.
Examined and counter signed J. L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions.

Pursuant to the order at Pittsburgh by P. W. S. Bant. Agent for Paying Pensioners in the agency of Pittsburgh
Recorded in the pension office in Book E. Vol. 8, Page 111 by Wm H. Farmer Clerk
The above and within is a true and full copy of Elisha Parnam, pension certificate

Rev 1 ab No. 116 East 57 th St. N.Y. Sept. 7 th 1917.-
Dept. of Pensions, Res. War. Washington, D. C.
I am writing to ask for the record of one Elieha Farnum or Farmhauw, b. West Springfield, Mass. Sept. 2, 1756, who died in Deerfield, Ohio, according to family records, —
It is claimed that he was a pensioner of the Res. War, a fact which I wish to

verily,
If of record in your office I will be pleased to receive to receive copy of the same and thank you in advance for the necessary search,
I am, truly yours,
E. E. R. Cairns,
Addressee: Mrs. J. Cairns.
-116 East 57 th Street, New-York City.

McCORNICK BROS. COMPANY
MANUFACTURERS OF SHEET METAL AND TIN SPECIALTIES
CORNER STATE STREET AND MANOR AVE.
ALBANY, INDIANA,
Sept. 20th, 1917.
Pension Bureau, Washington, D.C.
Gentlemen:-
Please advise if your department could give us the following information.
Did the following named parties receive pension as veterans of the Rev. War?
Nathaniel Turner last place of residence Victor, N.Y.
Jonathan Culver last place of residence Victor, N.Y.
8.18,397 Elisha Farnum or Elisha Farnham last place of residence Deerfield, Ohio.
I have left space above and if more convenient you can fill in such information as you may have on extra sheet attach and return to me.
The above information is desired in order that I may trace ancestors entitling me to membership in D.A.R.
Thanking you for this information, I am,
Sincerely yours,
Mrs. Berenice M. Povich